Monday, October 26, 2015

The Chateaubriand Fellowship call for applications is now open

The
Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in
the United States.
It supports outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities who
wish to conduct research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 9
months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based
competition, through a collaborative process involving
expert evaluators in both countries.

The program is divided in two sections:

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Health

The
Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics & Biology-Health
for doctoral students aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations,
partnerships or joint projects between French and American research
teams. The Chateaubriand Fellowship supports PhD students registered in
an American university who wish to conduct part
of their doctoral research in a French laboratory.

This fellowship is offered by the
Office for Science & Technology
(OST) of the Embassy of France in Washington in partnership with
American universities and French research organizations such as Inserm
and Inria. It is a partner of the National Science
Foundation’s GROW program.

HSS: Humanities and Social Sciences

The Chateaubriand fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by the
Cultural Services of the Embassy of France.
The HSS program targets outstanding Ph.D. students enrolled in American
universities who seek to engage in research in France, in any
discipline of the Humanities and Social
Sciences.

The
HSS Chateaubriand program is supported by the Campus France agency
which provides a welcome
package and assistance to Fellows upon their arrival. Social networking
opportunities are also offered by the Fulbright program in France.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must be currently working on their Ph.D.

Candidates do not have to be U.S. citizens, but they must be enrolled in an American university.

Candidates
must obtain a letter of recommendation from their advisor(s) in the
U.S., as well as a letter of invitation from a professor affiliated with
a French university or research institution.
Please contact your supervisor in France as early as possible.

For more specific eligibility criteria please visit our websites.

BENEFITS

A monthly stipend

Health insurance for the entire duration of the fellowship

A round-trip ticket to France

SELECTION CRITERIA

Academic relevance of the research project

Student's command of the subject

Benefits of a research trip to France for the future of the collaboration